Agent Emes and the Giant Ego (Amazon): 12 year old detective saves Passover with the help of a famous rabbi.
Crimes and Misdemeanors: Woody Allen’s reckoning with whether there is a God and evil gets punished with a memorable Seder scene.
“Elijah the Prophet at a Seder,” Saturday Night Live:
Exodus: Gods and Kings (Amazon, Google Play, YouTube, iTunes, Vudu): Ridley Scott’s epic retelling of the Exodus story.
It Runs in the Family (Amazon, Google Play, YouTube, iTunes, Vudu): Kirk Douglas as the domineering patriarch of a dysfunctional Jewish family. One scene involved the family seder.
The Jews Are Coming: Israeli sketch comedy about the Exodus from Egypt and the giving of the Ten Commandments. s ,
Let My People Go (Amazon, iTunes): Jewish French gay man brings his Norwegian lover to his family’s Seder.
Moses (DIRECTV): Miniseries about Moses and the Exodus.
Passover Fever (Israel Film Center) Three generations of an Israeli family contend with each other and the issues they are grappling with at its Seder.
The Prince of Egypt (Google Play, YouTube, iTunes, Vudu, Hulu): Animated version of the story of Moses and the Exodus from DreamWorks.
A Rugrats Passover: Season 3, Episode 23 (Hulu, YouTube)
“The Seder,” Curb Your Enthusiasm, Season 5, Episode 7 (HBO). Larry invites a sex offender to the his Seder.
When Do We Eat? (Amazon, Google Play, YouTube): What happens when you mix ecstasy and a family Seder?
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Laurie Baron, Ph.D, is professor emeritus of European History at San Diego State University; a humor columnist (in his own name and in that of his dog Elona), and is an authority on Jewish-themed movies, particularly those dealing with the Holocaust. To see an archive of his stories, please click on his byline at the top of this page. He may be contacted via lawrence.baron@sdjewishworld.com